# Amputations at Cummins Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021379` · 2/11/2020 · LAKEWOOD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipe fittings, collars
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Cummins Inc.
- **Location:** 5720 Baker Street, LAKEWOOD, NEW YORK, 14750
- **NAICS:** 333618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While disconnecting a quick-connect hose fitting, an employee's finger was pinched between the quick-connect fitting and a steel pallet resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*